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Gabriel Partos

Gabriel Partos is a journalist based in London who works as southeast Europe analyst with the BBC.

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Hungary: history's battleground

The commemoration of Hungary's extraordinary national unity during the 1956 revolution has exposed its deep political divisions in the present. Why, asks Gabriel Partos, is the memory of Hungarians' finest 20th-century hour proving so painful?

Hungary: change via continuity

Hungarians have re-elected a socialist government that embraces open markets, the European Union and globalisation. Not such a paradox, explains Gabriel Partos.